Geometric

In 1910, Wassily Kandinsky became a pioneer of abstract art, a style where formal elements take precedence over any representation of reality. He was one of the first artists to place colour at the centre of his work. He carefully considered the symbolic meaning of different hues, for Kandinsky blue inspired peace, green was synonymous with stillness, red was representative of warmth and black signified the eternal silence. Kandinsky inspired the discovery of a new expression through uncharted territories and, along with Malevich and Mondrian, invented abstract art.

Inspired by the legacy of constructivism, and opposed to realism, these artists established a new approach to abstraction. Through the use of geometrical shapes, they explored artistic purity and simplification. Their canvases were characterised by squares, circles, rectangles and triangles.

Sonia Delaunay sought after simultaneous contrasts through the juxtaposition of geometric shapes and colours. Kazimir Malevich launched suprematism and played with geometric monochrome shapes on canvases. Victor Vasarely cleverly used shapes and colour, especially gradients, to create impressive optical illusions.

In contemporary art, the repetition of patterns is one of Yayoi Kusama's signature styles and Claude Viallat reproduces patterns obsessively. Julio Le Parc and Carlos Cruz Diez are among the pioneers of kinetic art and op-art, and more recently, Georges Rousse drew inspiration from Malevich for his work in photography with geometric anamorphs.

The gallerist's role was decisive in introducing this art and new artists to the general public, especially in France. For instance, the renowned gallerist Denise René supported Op-Art artists such as Vasarely after the Second World War. Today, galleries continue to play an essential role: The Perrotin gallery represents the great Venezuelan artist Jesus-Rafael Soto and the Gimpel & Müller gallery pays tribute to both famous and emerging contemporary artists such as Cruz-Diez while also giving continuing visibility to modern artist like Léon Zack or Guy de Lussigny.

In Artsper's selection of geometric art, discover the artists who developed this style, working in a number of different movements including cubism, kinetic art and optical art. You'll also be able to explore the work of many contemporary artists who continue to be fascinated by the possibilities offered by manipulating colours and shapes.

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Print, Sin título, Hernan Ardila

Hernan Ardila

Print - 50 x 76 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 29.9 x 0 inch

$1,339

Fine Art Drawings, Sans Titre, Jacques Villon

Jacques Villon

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 21.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 8.5 x 0 inch

$5,478

Sculpture, M.160302, Toshio Iezumi

Toshio Iezumi

Sculpture - 29 x 12 x 8 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 4.7 x 3.1 inch

$4,748

Painting, The beach, Karoline Pante

Karoline Pante

Painting - 97 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 38.2 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,461

Print, Top, Bernard Quentin

Top

Bernard Quentin

Print - 71 x 110 cm Print - 28 x 43.3 inch

$2,191

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Elena Paredes

Elena Paredes

Fine Art Drawings - 48.5 x 35 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.1 x 13.8 inch

$1,339

Painting, Sub-Low, Eric Moore

Eric Moore

Painting - 61 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 1 inch

$1,800

Painting, Title n°344, Agur

Agur

Painting - 36 x 36 x 3 cm Painting - 14.2 x 14.2 x 1.2 inch

$548

Design, Mandala, Louise Van Reeth

Louise Van Reeth

Design - 81 x 81 x 4 cm Design - 31.9 x 31.9 x 1.6 inch

$2,435

Sculpture, Apollo, Thomas

Thomas

Sculpture - 58 x 47 x 47 cm Sculpture - 22.8 x 18.5 x 18.5 inch

$9,557

Painting, Untitled, Moko Khachatryan

Moko Khachatryan

Painting - 197 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 77.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$5,113

Fine Art Drawings, Empilement, Maryse-Anne Couteau

Maryse-Anne Couteau

Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 18 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 7.1 x 0.4 inch

$1,826

Painting, Island Man, Qin Tan

Qin Tan

Painting - 51 x 41 x 2.54 cm Painting - 20.1 x 16.1 x 1 inch

$4,500

Painting, Mind Map 8, Rebekah Andrade

Rebekah Andrade

Painting - 139.7 x 114.3 x 3.8 cm Painting - 55 x 45 x 1.5 inch

$5,175

Sculpture, Equilibre, Ferri Garcès

Ferri Garcès

Sculpture - 50 x 50 x 4 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$6,574

Print, Green Cosmos, Eleni Zerva

Eleni Zerva

Print - 42 x 42 x 0.2 cm Print - 16.5 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch

$426

Fine Art Drawings, # 476, Daniel Gonçalves

Daniel Gonçalves

Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 inch

$2,435

Print, Bridge (Set), Walsh Dan

Walsh Dan

Print - 68 x 70 x 0.3 cm Print - 26.8 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

$4,927

Sculpture, Vortex Rouge, Piero Cipolat

Piero Cipolat

Sculpture - 100 x 100 x 10 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 39.4 x 3.9 inch

$5,113

Design, Platform-6, Pinar Cakadur

Pinar Cakadur

Design - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Design - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$642

Painting, Círculo, Amauri Torezan

Amauri Torezan

Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch

$7,200

Painting, Slip Side 2, Wilma Tabacco

Wilma Tabacco

Painting - 56 x 76 x 6 cm Painting - 22 x 29.9 x 2.4 inch

$3,896

Painting, Argyle, Amy Edwards

Amy Edwards

Painting - 91.44 x 38.5 x 3 cm Painting - 36 x 15.2 x 1.2 inch

$5,296

Painting, Marilyn, Imogen Morris

Imogen Morris

Painting - 65.3 x 65.3 x 3.4 cm Painting - 25.7 x 25.7 x 1.3 inch

$2,132

Print, Mutilation, Claude Closky

Claude Closky

Print - 31.5 x 64.5 x 2 cm Print - 12.4 x 25.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,826

Painting, Blue n.18, Gastone Biggi

Gastone Biggi

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$23,009

Sculpture, Orb I, Christian Möller

Christian Möller

Sculpture - 51 x 51 x 5 cm Sculpture - 20.1 x 20.1 x 2 inch

$1,461

Sculpture, Doberman, Phantom Art

Phantom Art

Sculpture - 135 x 70 x 154 cm Sculpture - 53.1 x 27.6 x 60.6 inch

$4,261

Design, 20 Hours, Peter Schuyff

Peter Schuyff

Design - 178 x 130 cm Design - 70.1 x 51.2 inch

$2,269

Print, Sun, Paolo Scirpa

Sun

Paolo Scirpa

Print - 59 x 39 x 0.05 cm Print - 23.2 x 15.4 x 0 inch

$219

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